Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to g

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问题     Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, and Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood’s face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat’s hands. Pat’s heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, "Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?" Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then looking at Pat with suspicion, he said, "But why are you out so early in the morning?  Well, sir," said Pat, "I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite." The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat’s ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.  
It was because of his ______that Pat was left to tiT his luck.

选项 A、boldness
B、calmness
C、quickness of mind
D、obedience

答案C

解析 本题为概括题。文章最后一句话“The whole crowd burst into laughter at Pat’s ready wit, and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits”,说明诺伍德老爷的客人被帕特机 智的话语逗乐,发出阵阵笑声,这正符合诺伍德老爷餐前散步的目的, 因此,老爷破例默许帕特留下继续寻找猎物的机会。[C]为正确答案。
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